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Colour

#2B61C1

  • #2B61C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2B61C1 is a blue with RGB values 43, 97, 193 and HSL 218°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2B61C1#2B61C1
HEX#2B61C1
RGBrgb(43, 97, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3804, 0.7569
RGB percentages16.9%, 38%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(218.4, 63.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 77.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK77.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,843,073
CSS custom property--colour: #2B61C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D49E3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C18B2B
Analogous#2BACC1, #402BC1
Triadic#C12B61, #61C12B
Split complementary#C1402B, #ACC12B
Tetradic#C12BAC, #C18B2B, #2BC140

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D6F2
Lighter +30%#9CB8E9
Lighter +20%#729AE0
Lighter +10%#497CD6
Darker −10%#224C97
Darker −20%#18376E
Darker −30%#0F2244
Darker −40%#060D1A
More saturated +25%#0E59DE
Less saturated −25%#4969A3

Channel breakdown

R43
G97
B193
Red43 (16.9%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue218.4°
Saturation (HSL)63.56%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 61 · B C1

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